Simple Inexpensive Exercise Tip

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FertilityCoachingForYou — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:47:45 GMT

Most people can "afford" cable but not a gym membership, ha! Check with your cable provider about what your cable can do for you. My cable provider, Insight, has a free health section with a wide variety of workouts that rotate every 30 days or so. Its a great was to work out at home when you can't "afford" a gym membership!

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Bill McDougald — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:47:41 GMT

I am wondering if just doing pushups would give you the same aerobic workout without having to buy anything. I realize that different arm muscles are being used to pull you up. Just another note that I got from Dr. Wallach: if you are not supplementing with enough of the essential minerals (84 of them, all ionic and tasty in kiwi strawberry flavor) then your exercise will be sweating away your minerals and creating a deficiency that will bring you disease.

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Lavos — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:10:17 GMT

Update on Amazon availability. Amazon is now selling this item directly at $14.99. Qualifies for free shipping if your total purchase through Amazon ( directly , not vendors) amounts to $25. So the savings can add up.

As Mercola has updated, Amazon vendor Fitness Giant jacked their prices up from $15 to $32 shortly after his referral. Perhaps they "sold out" or nearly so, but still not a good business practice on their part.

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imagine_203 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:40:37 GMT

TRY ANOTHER BAR

I was planing to buy the GoFit Chin Up Bar until I learned about a problem, the spinning or rotating of the bar is a common problem, after some research I found TKO Doorway Pull up bar which designed to solve the spinning bar problem. The ends are hexagonal shaped and they fit into the brackets in a way that they can't spin.

I got it from eBay for 12.99$
it's safer and cheaper and got same quality.
just wanted to share with you.

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icancanoe — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:04:55 GMT

As an avid canoe racer and Dragon boat racer, I do 'chin-ups' (supinated - palms facing toward you) regularly and can do as many as 35. Palms facing away (pronated - pull-up) weakens the arm involvement by making the forearm less mechanically advantageous and minimizes bicep muscle involvement.

Arthur Jones invented a pull-over machine that places resistance directly on the upper arm, therefore taking the weak link out of the exercise. He called it the "upper body squat" because it used the largest muscles of the torso - lats and pecs. After doing a set of pull-overs and switching immediatly to pull-downs really maximizes the muscle involvement.

For women who can't do a chin-up, use a chair and your legs to lift yourself above the bar and just lower yourself with the arms (often called a negative rep). Doing a few of these regularly and you will soon be able to do a full chin.

Don't worry about getting big bulky arms - not many of the US women's dragon boat team have them and some can do 20 chin-ups.

Take care.

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2befit — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:02:30 GMT

Much appreciated... I found the chin up bar starting from approx $13.49 - $24.99 at target... To view just type in target.com and then type in pull up bar in search browser.. You can go to the store also in sporting good section.

Thanks for the great tip... I can't wait to try it

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ffonz — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:56:50 GMT

Way to go Ajax..

Gotta love that amazing "FlowBar"..

Best equip/philos combo ever..

"Field Test" totally says it all :)

Thanks for sharing :)

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Phil M — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:34:26 GMT

Hi All, Thanks for sharing this with us Dr. M!

I'd like to share something with those who want to use a chinning bar to create strength. Reps will work but you may overtrain and pull muscles in your back, wrists (see Suzan's comment|) and will ultimately limit your strength to your body weight. You are capable of MUCH MORE. Here's my suggestion: move your body into the final position by getting up on a chair for example. Lifting your feet off the chair, hold that position for 5 seconds. NEXT WEEK add 10 pounds (or 5-10% of your total weight=body+extra) via a belt for example. When you fail to add 5-10% to your total weight, HELD FOR 5 SECS, ADD 2 days to your RECOVERY time, i.e. 9 days, 11 days, etc between "workouts". Be aware that door jams aren't built for serious weight training, I always recommend the GYM. Avoid overtraining, straining and achieve MAXIMUM, SAFE, GAINS. About 100,000 people train this way and its called Static Contraction. Train LESS, gain MORE. You might find OLD INJURIES HEAL if you avoid reps- I did!

All The Best!

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V_203 — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:38:36 GMT

Dr. M,

Bodyweight exercises are extremely effective (just ask a gorilla). As well, people who use them are less likely to suffer from weight lifting induced injuries. Of all the many people espousing bodyweight exercises I have come across, far and away the best is a guy called Ross Enamait. I highly recommend having a look at his website rosstraining.com. Have a peek at his videos and you'll really get an understanding for what I mean.

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HealingMindN — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:20:31 GMT

It helps to push oneself.  Doing one set makes the 
next set easier.  I know someone who used to be a 
ballerina (so she's hot) and she tells me that I 
should push myself one step further no matter how 
good I think I'm doing.

As a result I apply the pressure by doing chin ups 
and/or pull ups until failure, then I do knee ups 
for the abs until failure.

So, Dr. M, maybe next time we'll see you doing 
some berserk kung fu exercises like one armed chin 
ups with weights tied to your ankles. ; )

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scamag — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:23:43 GMT

I read the reviews on amazon and a few people complained of the bar spinning during use. Has anyone had any problem with this? Thanks!

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Luther B — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:12:02 GMT

One of the most effective ways I work out is through Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training (Meridian Flexibility System). I can get stretched and strengthened by using my own resistance, resisting on things around me, or by resisting against other people as they move my arms and legs. It requires no equipment and can be practiced anywhere. Check out The Genius of Flexibility by Bob Cooley and www.meridianstretching.com.

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RAGdoll — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:25:01 GMT

I just went to the "GoFitChinUpBar" link and it is $19.??. that is just $4.00 increase not better than double.

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ilvsockmonkeys — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:17:44 GMT

Pull ups using different grips and different widths of your grips are great exercises. 12 reps are awesome. I think 15 on a military physical fitness test is a perfect score. :)

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Pwyll — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:24:34 GMT

I like this idea--I am going to go to the hardware store and purchase a length of 3/4" --1" Glavanized pipe with an appropriate fitting to put on the door jamb. Also-I can get rubberized material for grips or use tape etc. Less is more is my philosophy--and yes--that is very uncool of the 120% increase in price by the vendor. I am certain this can be made by those so inclined for under $10. !!! I will report back!!!
OK--45 min. later--I settled with 1.5 in wood dowell--very comfortable for my hands. Two floor flanges and 6 screws. Total= $16.52. Ok--it may not be Martha Stewart smart--yet--it works. I could not find a suitable substitute for the flange--but I am sure they are out there. Curtain rod holders are not strong enough--from what I saw. The wood was less expensive than the similarly sized galvanized pipe.
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